Pulmonary vein isolation and linear lesions in atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Sheikh, Imran ^a   Krum, David ^a   Cooley, Ryan ^a   Dhala, Anwer ^a   Blanck, Zalmen ^a   Bhatia, Atul ^a   Nangia, Vikram ^a   Akhtar, Masood ^a   Sra, Jasbir ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation procedures; Atrial fibrillation; Linear lesions; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 33947259760     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9066-9     Document Type: Article

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